Meghan Markle and Prince Harry pay subtle tribute to 9/11 victims 20 years later
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry paid a moving but subtle tribute to the victims of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
On Sunday, to mark 20 years since the deadly attacks, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex changed the home page of their charity website, Archwell.com, to honor the full list of people who died two decades ago. According to Page Six, the website was modified to appear completely black.
«In memoriam. September 11, 2001, ”the site read before listing the names of the nearly 3,000 people who died as a result of the attack on the United States. Since then, the website has returned to normal.
After the United States, Britain lost the most citizens on September 11, with 67 dead. Britain offered its full support to its transatlantic allies, and Queen Elizabeth II ordered "The Star Spangled Banner" to be played outside Buckingham Palace the day after the attack.
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Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex used their charity website to pay tribute to the victims of 9/11. (Photo by Chris Jackson - Pool /.)
Markle and Harry's tribute came along with the Queen's message honoring those who lost their lives on September 11 earlier that day.
“As we commemorate the 20th anniversary of the terrible attacks of September 11, 2001, my thoughts and prayers, and those of my family and the entire nation, remain with the victims, survivors and affected families, as well as with first responders and rescue workers called to duty, "the queen said in a statement.
In her statement, the Queen referred to her 2010 visit of hers to the World Trade Center and said that the trip "is kept in my memory."
"It reminds me that while we honor those who lost their lives from many nations, religions and origins, we also pay tribute to the resilience and determination of the communities that came together to rebuild," she said.
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Meghan and Harry's 9/11 tribute comes just weeks after they used their Archwell website to issue a statement on the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan. In August, they encouraged their supporters to join and support organizations that "do critical work" to help those in need.
"The world is exceptionally fragile right now," they wrote. “As we all feel the many layers of pain due to the situation in Afghanistan, we are left speechless. As we all watch the growing humanitarian disaster in Haiti, and the threat of it getting worse after last weekend's earthquake, we are left heartbroken. And while we are all witnessing the continuing global health crisis, exacerbated by new variants and constant misinformation, we are left scared.
"When a person or community suffers, a part of each of us suffers with them, whether we realize it or not," the royals shared at the time. And although we are not destined to live in a state of suffering, we, as a people, are being conditioned to accept it. It's easy to feel powerless, but we can put our values into action, together.
The message came a day after Harry issued a joint statement with Dominic Reid, the CEO of Invictus Games. The 36-year-old previously served in the British Army for a decade, including two deployments to Afghanistan.
"What is happening in Afghanistan resonates with the international Invictus community," his statement read. "Many of the participating nations and competitors in the Invictus Games family are linked by a shared experience of service in Afghanistan over the past two decades, and for several years, we have competed alongside the Invictus Games team in Afghanistan."
